March 19, 2019
Stephen King asked a Florida federal court Monday to award him $1.17 million that he incurred fending off claims that his "Dark Tower" books ripped off a comic book series, saying such copyright litigation isn't a "lottery" and King shouldn't be treated as a "punching bag."
March 01, 2019
A Florida federal judge on Friday dismissed a suit claiming Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" ripped off the time-traveling comic book series "The Rook," ruling that the protected elements of the two works are dissimilar and that no reasonable jury could conclude King infringed the comic's copyrights.
August 20, 2018
Stephen King urged a Florida federal judge on Monday to reject a bid for an early win by the nephew of a comic book writer who claims King ripped off his uncle's "The Rook" time-traveling comic books to create the Roland Deschain character in King's "Dark Tower" series.